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HORTICULTURE 



April 18, 1914^ 



Flower Market Reports 



(Continued from page oi^) 



orders were in high glee but others 

 who took chances on stock being plen- 

 tiful got left, as the wholesale houses 

 had all they could handle with ad- 

 vance orders for both local and ship- 

 ping. Carnations that sold only a 

 week before at 2 and 3 went up to 5 

 and 6, and fancy whites at 8 per 100. 

 Roses were most reasonable. 



The florists report 

 WASHINGTON a very satisfactory 



Easter business, al- 

 though the volume was not sufficient 

 to overcome the many dull weeks 

 which preceded the rush. All were 

 forced to put on additional help, Gude 

 Bros, using the services of about sixty 

 messengers in addition to a large force 

 of men from the greenhouses and such 

 clerks as they were enabled to pick up 

 at short notice. In some degree this 

 same condition existed in other places. 

 The extra and inexperienced employ- 

 ees in such large numbers caused more 

 or less confusion, but as a whole, 

 things moved very smoothly. There 

 were several surprises, incident to the 

 business, the greatest of these being 

 the lack of demand for snapdragon. 

 This flower came with long stems and 

 fine, full flowers, but no one seemed 



WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC. 



AdvertleemeDtB in this colnmn 

 one cent a word. Initials coont 

 as words. Casli with order. All 

 correspondence addressed "Care 

 HORTICULTURE" should be sent 

 to 13 Hamilton Place. Boson. 



HELP WANTED 



WANTED — Working foreman in commer- 

 cial place, ten miles from Boston, to grow 

 miscellaneous stock for retail tr.ide. Good 

 habits and sobriety essential. Address G. 

 B., care HORTICULTURE. 



WANTED— On commercial place, a hust- 

 ling man familiar with growing herba- 

 ceous perennials. State wages and ex- 

 perience in first letter. CHERRY HILL 

 NURSERIES, West Newbury, Mass. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



WANTED— Position as head ga/dener. 

 Scotchman, age 31, married, thoroughly 

 competent to take charge of private 

 estate, desires position as above. Ex- 

 perienced in orchids, carnations, roses, etc. 

 Fruit, inside and out, flower and vegetable 

 gardens. Lawns, shrubs, farm stock and 

 poultry. Address with full particulars, 

 W. HAY. Bos 273, Bernardsville, N. J. 



SITUATION WANTED as gardener, in- 

 side or out, on private estate. Life experi- 

 ence — fruit, chrysanthemilms, orchids, etc. 

 First-class references. Age. 38; English. 

 Address "P, " car e HORTICULTURE. 



SITUATION WANTED by competent 

 greenhouse man. Thoroughly experienced 

 in all branches. Capable of acting as fore- 

 man. Central Mas.s.uhusetts or Southern 

 New Hampshire preferred. "C. J. H.," 

 care HORTICULTURE. 



FOR SALE 



FOB SALE— Fresh from factory, new; 

 10 X 12, 16 X 18, 18 X 24, double thick. A 

 »nd B qualities. Market dropped. Now Is 

 the time to buy and save money. PAB- 

 8HELSKY BROS., INC., 215-217 H«Te- 

 •*«y»r St., Braoklyn, N. Y. 



FOR SALE — A nice residence; 9 rooms; 

 having all latest improvements — city water, 

 steam heat, electricity: two wells; three 

 greenhouses; across from a Cemetery. 

 Ver.y suitable for a flori.st. .\ddress J. P. 

 THEVE, Norwich, Conn. 



to want it. On the other hand, there 

 was something of a rush for red roses 

 which caused the price to jump con- 

 siderably before Sunday. As a whole 

 the prices were about the same as in 

 previous years. Gardenias, however, 

 were cheaper than they have been. 

 The sale of these will not prove his- 

 toric, for the street men peddled them 

 about at ten cents each, killing their 

 sale in the stores. The movement of 

 pot plants about reached the limits of 

 previous years, although in the cheap- 

 er grades only; the people did not 

 seem to want the expensive stock. With 

 the city full of tourists, a fair sale of 

 flowers continued during the early 

 part of the week, particularly of jon- 

 quils which seemed to be the favorite, 

 while sweet peas, as usual, came a 

 close second. Roses for this purpose 

 are not much in demand. 



Easter trade was 

 COLUMBUS, O. double over last 

 year. Blooming 

 plants of all kinds sold on sight. Sweet 

 peas and violets for corsage work were 

 ill great demand. The weather turned 

 in bad. (rain). The flower stores were 

 rushed and all were satisfied. The 

 markets were flooded with potted hya- 

 cinths and tulips which were sold 

 very cheap. Good stock of blooming 

 plants were in demand, as always. 



NURSERY STOCK CANNOT BE 

 MAILED TO CANADA. 



The Canadian Department of Agri- 

 culture has served notice on Uncle 

 Sam that nursery stock by mail from 

 the United States is taboo in the do- 

 minion. The Second Assistant Post- 

 master General at Washington has 

 sent out the following communication: 



"The postal administration of Can- 

 ada has informed this department un- 

 der date of March 13, 1914, as follows. 



" 'Under a regulation of the depart- 

 ment of agriculture, which took effect 

 on the first day of March, 1914, the 

 importation into Canada of nursery 

 stock, including trees, shrubs, vines, 

 grafts, scions, cuttings, or buds, is 

 prohibited through the mails, except- 

 ing greenhouse-grown florists' stock, 

 cut flowers, herbaceous perennials and 

 bedding plants, which will be admitted 

 provided that a detailed statement of 

 the contents is attached to the par- 

 cels containing such matter.' " 



PLANT FOOD. 



On page 5.52 you have an inquiry 

 about feeding potted plants. The fol- 

 lowing combination is enough to make 

 a barrelful of liquid fertilizer for use, 

 either for house plants or for florists' 

 stock. It is called "Wagner's Solu- 

 tion." 



Ammonium phosphate 2 oz. 



Sodium nitrate 1% *' 



Potassium nitrate 1% *• 



Ammonium sulphate IH " 



To use this, dissolve the above in 

 about five pints of water. This con- 

 centrated solution can be kept in a 

 bottle, three or four ounces being used 

 in three gallons of water to feed the 

 plants. Peed palms, ferns and other 

 foliage plants with it about once a 

 week. The cost of the chemicals will 

 not be over 25 cents. P. T. B. 



Stamford, Ct. — G. L. Cannon has 

 purchased the greenhouse stock of the 

 A. L. Butler Estate at Coscob and 

 transferred them to his establishment 

 on Atlantic street. 



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iiCODOR INL^tiVj 1 IH Uti NO POISON 



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 Save your plants and trees. Just the thing for 

 Greenhouse and outdoor use. Destroys Mealy 

 Bug, Brown and White Scale, Thrip, Red Spider, 

 Black and Green Fly, Mites. Ants, Insects on 

 Rose-bushes, Carnations, etc. without injury to 

 plants and without odor. Used according to di* 

 rections our standard Insecticide will prevent 

 ravages on your crops by insects. 



Non-poisonous and harmless to user and plant. 

 Leading Seedsmen and Florists have used it with 

 wonderful results. 



Destroys Lice in Poultry Houses, Fleas on Dogs 

 and all Domestic Pests. Excellent as a wash for 

 dogs and other animals. Relieves mange. 



Efiective where others fail. 



% Pint - - 25oi Plot . - 40o; Qaart . . 75« 



Vi GalloD. K1.25; Gallon. S2.00; 5 Gallon Can, 19 



10 Gallon Can - - &17.00 



Dilute -with -water ^0 to 30 Parts 



For Sale by Seedsmen and Florists' Supply Hoases 



If you cannot obtain this from your supply house 

 write us direct 



Lemon Oil Company Dept. K 



420 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md. 



Directions on every package 



Ram s Head Guana 

 100 lbs. $2.00 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



42 Ve»ey St., New York 



Scotch Soot 



Where there Is a house that Is ]u»t 

 full of buds almost ready to show color, 

 nothing will turn better color Into the 

 flowers than a little soot, that can be 

 scattered over the benches before water- 

 ing. The amount applied should not be 

 excessive, as the soot is very strong 

 and may damage some of the foliage 

 somewhat. Apply just enough to blacken 

 the surface of the soil in the benches, 

 and let It go at that. Better a little 

 oftener than too much all at once. 



We offer the genuine in original cwt. 

 Sarks, at; 



S2.75 per 112 lbs.; S12.B0 per 660 lbs. 



Stumpp & Walter Co. 



30-32 Barclay Street, NEW YORK 



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